Quick Tip: Changes of Context
Changes of context – like changing keyboard focus or refreshing a page – must not occur while setting focus with a keyboard or mouse, or while changing an interactive element. Let the user initiate these changes by doing things like hitting enter on a focused object or submitting a form.
For more information see this article from WebAIM, Decoding WCAG: “Change of Context” and “Change of Content.” These two terms from WCAG are often confusing. WebAIM’s Jonathan Whiting breaks down the differences and when they result in WCAG failures.
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